Friends and Elephants

One of those questions I get about Africa is, "Do you see any lions or elephants?" on a daily basis the boring answer is "no". But, now that I live in Tamale I am only 2 hours away from Ghana's Mole National Park molemotelgh.com  and yes I can see elephants! (Again, not on a daily basis, but still.) I heard one man ask our guide if he ever sees lions, which I thought were extinct in Ghana, and he said, "you have to walk very far". REALLY?? Eiii!! I didn't know that.I went with my roomie, Damary and Julia and her husband Florian. Julia was a short termer and worked in Accra with me in 2011-2012. She and another gal did a fabulous job working with a school and helping me at church with youth and kids. She has done well staying in contact with some people and has been enjoying revisiting and introducing people and places to her husband. It was wonderful to have time with them, show them Tamale, eat meals together, talk and of course see elephants!We did a 2 hour walking tour throughout a part of the national park with a guide. We did see elephants. Man, they are huge!! The guide told us they can run, for a short period of time, fast like a cheetah but they can only go straight. So, if one is chasing you run zigzag and you should be ok. We did not see lions :) We also saw baboons, warthogs, crocodiles, and antelope.
Check out what was in my tire! I have no idea how a bolt decided to dive in. Crazy.Always an adventure here! Come and visit. You will give me an excuse to go and visit my elephants again.